The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as poss…

Bertrand Russell
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The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.90, Lulu Press, Inc
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The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.90, Lulu Press, Inc

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